Crayford railway station

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Crayford railway station serves Crayford town in the London Borough of Bexley, southeast London, in fare zone 6. The station has two platforms and is managed by Southeastern, which runs all trains here. It is on Lower Station Road, close to the town centre, about 24.6 km from London Charing Cross. Ticket barriers are in operation.

Trains go east to Dartford and Gravesend, and west to London Charing Cross via Lewisham. The station opened in 1866 and has been rebuilt several times, including a new building after a fire in 2000/2001.

In 1959 there was a rear-end collision near Crayford Spur that injured 70 people. Trains are operated by Southeastern using Class 376, 465, 466 and 707 EMUs. The usual off-peak service runs to Dartford/Gravesend and to London Charing Cross, with extra peak services to London Cannon Street and to London Blackfriars. Crayford is also served by London Buses route 492 to Bluewater via Dartford and to Sidcup via Bexleyheath.